Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Loading #BikesonBoard #UniversalCity #MetroRedLine #subway #station #GoMetro photo by @pat_mr_nice_watch_green View on Instagram The past, present and future of Metro Rail (KPCC AirTalk) Host Larry [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Editor’s note: Good morning, readers! As was the case earlier this year, I’m back in Ohio for a couple weeks to deal with some family [continue reading]
Caltrans and Metro today released the long-awaited draft environmental study for the High Desert Corridor project, which contemplates a new 63-mile freeway between Palmdale in Los Angeles County and the town of Apple Valley in San Bernardino County — along with a possible high-speed rail line, bikeway and green energy transmission corridor. [continue reading]
Interesting motion above that was approved today by the Metro Board. My read on the motion: it’s three members of the Metro Board — Eric Garcetti, Michael D. Antonovich and Diane DuBois — asking Metro to step up its game when it comes to developing public-private partnerships to help fund [continue reading]
The above video was recently released by the High Desert Corridor [HDC] study team. For those new to the project, the HDC proposes to construct a new 63-mile east-west freeway between the 14 freeway and State Route 18 in the Antelope Valley. A rail link parallel to the new road [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Transportation Headlines online newspaper, which you can also access via email subscription (visit the newspaper site) or RSS feed. High Desert Corridor concepts unveiled (L.A. Daily News) Transportation [continue reading]
Here’s the press release from Metro: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and Caltrans is holding a series of four public meetings to provide information and seek comment on a proposed new transportation corridor linking Palmdale and Victorville. The project, called High Desert Corridor (HDC), is a 63-mile-long [continue reading]
I posted an update last week on the transit projects funded by Measure R. Some of the major road projects get their turn today. The following list just looks at some of the major road projects that are benefiting from Measure R dollars. Many other smaller projects around Los Angeles [continue reading]
Metro has just released the “High Desert Corridor Interactive Map,” a Google-based map that invites the communities and all interested to get into the details of the High Desert Corridor (HDC) Project. Once there, you get to share your comments and leave photos of specific areas of interest, such as the alternatives [continue reading]
Here’s the update from the High Desert Corridor project team: Metro is hosting the last of four public meetings on the High Desert Corridor tonight at the Stater Bros. Mavericks Stadium in Adelanto. Due to technical difficulties, last night’s meeting in Victorville was not available online. Attached is the PowerPoint [continue reading]
